Crescent City News

I write today to honor a fallen soldier. He was not just any soldier; he was my fiancA© - Capt.

Our dad, best known as "Doc" to family and friends, was born on June 8, 1919, in Harvey, Ill., to Ella and Frank Koester.

Jury convicts despite victim changing story A local man faces the possibility of a life sentence after a jury found him guilty of six felonies despite the victim recanting her story on the stand.

A look at solid waste issues in Del Norte Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles about issues that have emerged in the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors election.

Man's efforts save thousands of tiny salmon The swift drop of the Smith River often leaves juvenile salmon stranded in pools of water disconnected from the main stem of the river.

'Iokepa 'Imaikalani and Inette Miller were on their way to Portland - another stop on their months-long book tour - when a car accident took them on a detour to Crescent City.

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. -- Two prisoners are recovering from serious injuries incurred during a brief riot involving dozens of inmates at a Northern California maximum security prison.

Education for women chief aim of group This spring marked the beginnings of the California/Oregon Chapter XV P.E.O. in Crescent City with membership of 22 ladies from Brookings, Smith River and Crescent City.

A local man was Tasered by a Del Norte County sheriff's deputy after allegedly assaulting the officer during a traffic stop, authorities said.

Most local ones have closed, at least for now Uncertainty looms for medical marijuana collectives in Del Norte County.

Here ia a photo through the fog from Crescent City,CA. This was the first sighting of the eclipse from the lower 48 of the U.S. The rule is generally known as, "Three strikes, you're out," but it seems that for RB/pop star Chris Brown , just one will elevate him to Northern California was treated to a solar eclipse that was pretty spectacular.

The shadow of the annular eclipse - the first since 1994 - fell Sunday from California through the southwestern and then western states to Texas.

The six counties that chipped in to fund construction of the Golden Gate Bridge , in 1937, never get enough credit, so Anandamayi Arnold, age 37, has done something about it.

A rare solar eclipse will be visible from the Willits area Sunday between 5:11 and 7:38 p.m. In Willits, the sun will be covered to the greatest extent for nine seconds at precisely 6:30 p.m. The sun sets at 8:30 p.m. Viewers are cautioned not to look directly at the sun during the eclipse or permanent eye damage, including blindness, can result.

Arcata Fire Chief John McFarland has announced his retirement. He will step down in December after 46 years in fire service.

Christopher Jimmie-Pride Dimon was born Feb. 29, 2012, at Sutter Coast Hospital.

It's always a surprise when your name shows up unexpectedly in the newspaper. James McGill of Crescent City had that experience twice with the same article.

Gerald Althof, 52, Smith River, was sentenced to 50 days in County Jail, three years probation and fined $790 for inflicting corporal injury and failure to appear Timothy Lemley, 45, Smith River, was sentenced to 60 days in County Jail, three years probation and fined $190 for cruelty to a dependant Cheri Spino, 27, Crescent City, was sentenced to ... (more)

Plumas and Lassen counties will be among the best seats in the house May 20 to view the first annular solar eclipse visible from the U.S. since 1994.

Today Bonnie Sullivan Finley writes about how a group of older adult women help make a difference in the lives of other women of all ages.